6/7/11
Tick
Tick
Tock
Time drips along in a streamline
thin
whittles and swims a valley through the
gray stuff between my ears
and behind my eyes
Where memories hide and seek each other out
with no bridge to close the gap
it fell through
collapsed
four years before the wall in Berlin
now chagrin flows like a death trap
daring those time capsules to come
take a swim
race to the other sideknee deep
bones rattling
current ebbing to take a cheap shot
but the wind whispers "stop"
Dylan silent in the backseat
agrees
sends a head nod my way
knows the clock is incapable of taking a bow
or praying
so its my turn
knees on dirt
fight to stay in the present
wait for daylight
be patient
the long run war to shut out
the earthquaking sound of
Tick
Tick
Tock
give a few hours more
An icicle melts at midday,
not before the dawn
sunshine will come
and with it
the warmth.
